How to pitch a TV show to Nickelodeon

What it has bought from outside

1. 2009

   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise from Peter Laird (Mirage Studios)

   “On October 21, 2009, it was announced that Laird had sold the franchise to Viacom.” en.wikipedia.org

2. 1997

   SpongeBob SquarePants (pitch) from Stephen Hillenburg

   “After working on Nickelodeon's Rocko's Modern Life, he developed SpongeBob into a television series and pitched it to Nickelodeon in 1997.” en.wikipedia.org

3. 2013

   Paw Patrol (worldwide broadcast and distribution rights outside Canada) from Spin Master Entertainment

   “The company negotiated a broadcast partnership with Nickelodeon, and the network first announced that it had picked up the worldwide broadcast and distribution rights (outside of Canada) to Paw Patrol at the 2013 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada with Nick also being onboard as a commissioner.” en.wikipedia.org

Other companies that take a TV show

• PBS KidsHas a submission portalPBS KIDS takes show proposals through its online submissions portal.
• Shark Tank (ABC)Open applicationShark Tank’s producers are looking for entrepreneurs, inventors and creators to pitch the Sharks.

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  BBCHolds open callsBBC Writers’ Open Call takes scripts from writers aged 18 and over living in the UK or Ireland.

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  Hallmark MediaDoes not take outside ideasHallmark Channel does not accept or consider unsolicited scripts, ideas or proposals.
• Bravo (NBCUniversal)Does not take outside ideasBravo’s parent NBCUniversal accepts no unsolicited submissions for shows and takes a license to anything sent anyway.
• Cartoon NetworkDoes not take outside ideasCartoon Network falls under Warner’s terms, which accept no unsolicited stories, scripts or ideas and owe nothing for what is sent anyway.
• Discovery ChannelDoes not take outside ideasWarner Bros.
• Great American MediaDoes not take outside ideasGreat American Media is taking no unsolicited pitches, scripts or programming ideas for now, and expects to open a submission system later.

All of them, open doors first